# United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Long Term Sick: : Male: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ inactive: Long Term Sick: : Male: 000s: SA () was 1,260.0 thousands in July 2026, down 0.6% from June 2026 and down 5.6% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 924.0 thousands (Mar 2019) to 1,339.0 thousands (Aug 2025), averaging 1,117.2 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEDL.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-econ-inactive-long-term-sick-male-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,260.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,268.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,275.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,230.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,241.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,255.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,286.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,285.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,303.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,326.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,339.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,339.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,335.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,306.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,265.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,275.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,287.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,281.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,271.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,285.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,304.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,316.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 1,287.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 1,304.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEDL.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.ITEM-BEDL.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```